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Skorpulifur
So this is interesting. It’s carefully machinated party rock, seemingly designed to have the impact of an incredibly fat man jumping onto a dinner table full of food and smashing it, showering everything with bacon and soda. It is, all at once,…
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Agent Fresco
This musically flat but well-performed EP sounds a bit too much like twenty other bands I could name to make an impact, but it plays well enough to be memorable. I’ve heard it said that a cliché is only a cliché because…
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Weapons
It’s amazing how many singers Eddie Vedder has subliminally inspired to suck. Hreinn of Weapons probably wasn’t going for Vedder’s signature stuck-on-the-toilet nasal growl – in fact, he may not even listen to Pearl Jam – but somehow, it snuck in there.…
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Ingi
The title should have tipped me off. Call it folky, call it country, call it whatever you want, it’s still gonna suck. Maybe I’m just not mature enough or not ‘in touch with my feelings’ enough to recognise the brilliance in this,…
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Reykjavík!
There are very few live bands around Iceland that are celebrated at their shows like Reykjavík! The second album of this furious five-piece gives the proof again why. “The Blood” catches you quite conventionally with the first beats of the title track,…
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The (International) Noise Conspiracy
The (International) Noise Conspiracy today have been around much longer than their preceding hardcore-punk band Refused ever was. However, it is still interesting that this band also brought lead-singer Dennis Lyxzén’s outspoken political lyrics to a much bigger audience than Refused could…
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Bob Justman
The two faces of Bob Justman: in one moment “Happiness and Woe” is a shy and subtle, scarcely orchestrated singer-songwriter record, but in the next, Justman leads you into a musical southern-blues-swamp with all the excess and decadence you would connect to…
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Jeff Who?
Quite confidently, Jeff Who? published their sophomore album self-titled. Again, it provides everything the band got famous for with the debut “Death before Disco”. There are tons of catchy hooklines and pleasant melodies. Disco seldom seems as alive, especially when it comes…
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Oops.
Ratatat fucked up. Well, it wasn’t their fault entirely. There were other fuck-ups involved. And maybe theirs wasn’t even the biggest fuck-up. But somebody fucked up, and I have a strong feeling Ratatat were one of the involved parties. The fuck-up they…
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Kjarvalsstaðir (Reykjavik Art Museum)
Art Museum dedicated to Icelandic artist Jóhannes S. Kjarval with additional exhibition on display throughout the year. Click on image to see bigger map! Address: Flókagötu 105 Reykjavík Phone: +345 517 1290 Homepage: www.listasafnreykjavikur.is Show on map: click here
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Fríkirkjan
Fríkirkjan or the Free Lutheran Church in Reykjavík is a church located in downtown Reykjavík. It often hosts musical events and other artistic gatherings. Click on image to see bigger map! Phone: +354 5527270 Address: Laufásvegur 13, 101 Reykjavík Web: www.frikirkjan.is Show…
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Artoteki
In support from the Reykjavik City Library, Artóteki is an exhibition area for artists from different fields of the Arts. Click on image to see bigger map! Address: Reykjavík City Library Tryggvagötu 15, Reykjavík Phone: +354 411 6100 / 411 6149 webpage:…
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Ofeigur
Fashion boutique and gallery, selling contemporary art and design Click on image to see bigger map! Address: Skolavordustigur 5, 101 Reykjavík Phone: +354 551 1161 webpage: www.ofeigur.is Show on map: click here
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A Short Trip to Hopeland
I was expecting a special Sigur Rós show this night. For one thing, the band had just finished their recent tour, which had been their first one without their fellows Amiina in years. How would Sigur Rós do as a four-piece rock…
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Beatmakin Troopa
Despite his young age, Beatmakin Troopa has quite a moved history in Iceland’s Hip Hop scene. After being part of the legendary Twisted Minds Crew and having contributed to the solo works of his bandmates Mystic-One and Rain, he teamed up with…
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Ghostigital, Finnbogi Pétursson & Skúli Sverisson
To get things straight right at the beginning, this is not an ordinary Ghostigital album. “Aero” is not even an ordinary album. This time there are no pumping beats, no shouting, no clashing electronica. The collaboration of the band with Finnbogi Petursson…
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Paddy’s (Keflavík)
The Paddy’s bar is a popular Irish pub, often hosting live music. The pub is situated near the international Airport, Keflavík Click on image to see bigger map! Show on map: click here Address: Hafnargötu 38, 230 Reykjanesbæ Phone: +354 4218900 Website:…
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Hallgrímskirkja
The largest church in Iceland and the fourth tallest architectural structure in Iceland, The church is named after the Icelandic poet and clergyman Hallgrímur Pétursson (1614 to 1674), author of the Passion Hymns. State Architect Guðjón Samúelsson’s design of the church was…
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Íslenska óperan
“The Icelandic Opera strives to offer its audiences a full, ambitious and varied programme. The roots of The Icelandic Opera go back to the end of he 1970s, so it is certainly young, at least by the standards of the long-standing opera…
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LA Art Museum (Hveragerði)
Contemporary Art Museum Click on image to see bigger map! Address: Austurmörk 21, 810 Hveragerði Phone: +354 483 1727 Website: click here Show on map: click here
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The Nordic House
Designed by master architect Alvar Aalto, Reykjavík’s Nordic House is a sight to behold and a great destination for an afternoon walk. Their restaurant, Dill, features some great food and an exquisite view of the city; the house itself is home to…
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Háskólabíó
The halls of the University of Iceland provide conference spaces, music halls, a cinema and even more. Click on image to see bigger map! Address: Hagatorg, 107 Reykjavík Phone: +354 525 5400 Homepage: www.haskolabio.is Show on map: click here
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Hafnarborg (Hafnarfjörður)
Hafnarborg is a museum and venue in the center of Hafnarfjörður. There are three exhibition galleries in the museum and there is also a café gallery and an entrance installation space. Concerts are an important part of the program in Hafnarborg, often…